Payson Weather Records (USC00426724)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Payson (USC00426724), Utah, United States, with 96 years of record.

Key Facts for Payson

Payson (USC00426724) is a weather station in Utah, United States at 40.04 latitude and -111.75 longitude, 1,411 m (4,630 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1999, 96 years of record.
0 records set at Payson still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Payson set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 3 June 1999.

About the Station

Location: Utah, United States, 40.04 latitude, -111.75 longitude.
Elevation: 1,411 m (4,630 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1999, 96 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Payson. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Payson, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Payson still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 84.6 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Payson. The most was 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 29 October 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Payson
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 January 1909
Feb	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 February 1915
Mar	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 March 1907
Apr	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 April 1927
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 May 1993
Jun	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	1 June 1943
Jul	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 July 1917
Aug	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 August 1959
Sep	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 September 1905
Oct	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 October 1946
Nov	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 November 1955
Dec	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 December 1951

Latest Records

Latest records at Payson
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1999	Payson, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1999	Payson, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1999	Payson, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 1999	Payson, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1999	Payson, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1999	Payson, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1999	Payson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1998	Payson, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1998	Payson, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1998	Payson, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1998	Payson, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1998	Payson, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1998	Payson, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1998	Payson, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1998	Payson, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1997	Payson, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Payson, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Payson, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1997	Payson, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1997	Payson, US	monthly snow depth (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	74 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1999

Yearly extremes at Payson: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	1946	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	94 days	1944	30 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Payson, 1904 to 1999. The record is 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Payson by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1907	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1908	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1909	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1911	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1912	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1922	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1929	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1934	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1935	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1937	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1938	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1940	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1941	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1943	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1950	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1955	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1957	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1959	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1960	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1961	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1962	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1966	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1968	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1984	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1986	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1988	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1989	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1993	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1994	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1995	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1997	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1998	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1999	34.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Payson, 1904 to 1999. The record is 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Payson by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1905	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1907	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1909	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1912	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1914	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1916	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1917	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1918	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1921	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1922	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1923	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1926	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1927	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1929	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1930	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1933	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1934	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1935	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1936	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1938	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1939	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1942	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1947	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1950	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1952	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1953	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1958	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1959	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1960	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1962	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1967	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1968	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1985	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1986	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1987	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1988	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1989	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1991	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1993	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1994	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1997	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1998	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1999	59.5 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Payson, 1904 to 1999. The record is 94 days in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Payson by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	50 days
1905	51 days
1906	34 days
1907	62 days
1908	34 days
1909	34 days
1910	36 days
1911	2 days
1912	23 days
1913	26 days
1914	2 days
1915	15 days
1916	29 days
1917	16 days
1918	3 days
1919	1 day
1920	19 days
1921	7 days
1922	20 days
1923	13 days
1924	18 days
1925	1 day
1926	23 days
1927	26 days
1928	11 days
1929	2 days
1930	13 days
1931	28 days
1932	46 days
1933	36 days
1934	53 days
1935	24 days
1936	31 days
1937	20 days
1938	38 days
1939	31 days
1940	20 days
1941	32 days
1942	28 days
1943	37 days
1944	94 days
1945	56 days
1946	35 days
1947	30 days
1948	41 days
1949	33 days
1950	37 days
1951	40 days
1952	77 days
1953	37 days
1954	26 days
1955	36 days
1956	43 days
1957	19 days
1958	46 days
1959	45 days
1960	44 days
1961	42 days
1962	56 days
1963	33 days
1964	38 days
1965	29 days
1966	38 days
1967	29 days
1968	15 days
1984	15 days
1985	24 days
1986	31 days
1987	39 days
1988	35 days
1989	30 days
1990	21 days
1991	39 days
1992	27 days
1993	35 days
1994	30 days
1995	23 days
1996	29 days
1997	28 days
1998	33 days
1999	23 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

43 years, 1907 to 1998

A day with at least 27.4 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 69.9 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Payson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
10 years	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
25 years	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
50 years	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	Longer than the 43 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 43 years of values from 1907 to 1998.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1946; 50.3 mm (2.0 in) in 1943; 49.5 mm (1.9 in) in 1908.

Download the Data

Data for Payson standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Payson threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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